Improvement in bee-hives



V. ZIMMERMAN.

Bee Hive.

No. 82.372. Patented Sept. 22, 1868. 4

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VALENTINE ZI-MMERMAN, OF MORRIS, ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No. 82,372, elated September 22, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVES.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, VALENTINE ZItIMERMAN, of Morris, in the county ofGrundy, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and improvedBee-Hive; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof. which will enable those skillediu the artto make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to a new andimproved bee-hive, and it consists ina novel arrangement of hanging or suspending the comb-frames, theemployment of a slatted partition board, a novel moth-trap, andadjustable slides, all constructed as hereinafter set forth, whereby avery superior bee-hive is obtained.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings' Figure 1 is a front view of myinvention with thedoor open.

Figure 2, a vertical section of the same, taken in the line 3 y, fig. 1.

Similar letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the box or case of the hive, which is of quadrilateralform, about fourteen inches in width and depth, and about thirty-threeinches high.

The box or case is provided with a door, B, hinged toits front side, andhaving a made in it,.about two inches in diameter, and covered with wirecloth.

The bottom of the hive is 'composed of two inclined pieces, I; b, aspace, 0, being allowed between their upper ends, which space is coveredwith wire cloth, cl. 7

The inclined pieces 6 b are above the lower ends of the sides of the boxor case, a space, e, being allowed hole, a, forventilation,

underneath for a moth-trap, a'n ent'rance,-f, to which is at each sideof the hive, (see fig. 2

C G are slides, applied, one't'o the lower end of the doom and the otherto the lower end of the rear side,

of the hive, to vary thecapacity of the'bee-entrances, and close thesame entireiy when desired.

These slides are secured in position by springs, D, one end of which isattached to the slides, the springs being bent or curved in such amanner as to press against the outer surface of the box or casesufiiciently hard to hold the slides at any desired point within thescope of their movement, the slides fitting in recesses, g, in thebottom of the door and rear side of the box or casefand the springspassing-through sl0ts, lt, made in the front or exterior surfaces of thedoor and rear side of thehi've. 1 v

E is a slatted partition-board, fitted horizontally in the drive, insuch a manner that it may be readily withdrawn whenever desired, and i rI x i F are comb-frames, fitted in the upper compartment, which isdesigned for the spare or surplus honey.

The comb-frames G, below the partition E, are provided, at their rearsides and upper ends, with pins, 2',

which fit in holes, j, in the rear ofthe hive, the fronts of the framesG being sustained by hooks, it, from the fropt edge of the partition" E.

Bythis arrangement, the comb-frames may be readily removed wheneverdesired,,and also readily replaced, and a free'passage is allowed thebees from the lower to the upper compartment of the hive.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The slattedpartition E, arranged to support the frames F and the front ends of thelower frames G,'as

herein shown and described. I

2. The securing of the lower comb-frames G in position by means of thepins 1. and hooks is, substantially as shown and described. 7 1

3. The slides O C, applied to the box or case, in connection with thesprings D, in the manner substantially as and'for the purpose setforth.-

I VALENTINE ZIMMERMAN.

Witnesses:

HENRY O. WARD, E. B.'HANNA.

